I try not to focus on the gender issue too much but I think you have to acknowledge it in order for it to go away.

I really love traveling, I love playing.

I like the idea that you would participate in mainstream culture, especially for young girls and young kids who are looking for an alternative. It's not that I'm superior, but I know that my heart is in it more than people who get into music for other reasons.

I think that every band is different, and in fact that's one of the biggest problems with the old-school music industry is that... one band would be successful according to a certain approach, and then every other band in the label gets sent down the same tube.

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought.

You feel like you're trying to show off your cool by mentioning the five bands that you know are great and the five books that will reflect well on you. I can't do it. I should take the time to but I don't want to take the time to do that.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.